Compete to play: trade-off with social contact in long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis).

Many animal species engage in various forms of solitary object play, but this activity seems to be of particular importance in primates. If playing objects constitute a valuable resource, and access to such objects is limited, a competitive context may arise. We inserted a unique toy within a mini-c...

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Main Authors: Sébastien Ballesta, Gilles Reymond, Mathieu Pozzobon, Jean-René Duhamel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4281089?pdf=render